the new Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR became the first hand-holdable Nikon lens to reach 500mm at a relatively low price point of $1,399. This offering, coupled with the upcoming Nikon D500 DSLR, makes a killer combination for action photography. With an equivalent field of view of 3...
This new 200-500mm is Nikon's first reasonably priced ultratelephoto ever. Birders and other ultratele users are breaking out the Champagne! Unlike the overpriced 80-400mm VR ($2,700 for just about the same thing), this new lens is a complete winner.It's made as well as the $2,700...
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I'm using the Lowepro you linked to, and have found it to be just right for the Nikon 200-500mm. Nikon really got "cheap" with the original cloth bag. GS It is not too tight around the lens hood? powerbook's gear list:
Pre-Photokina 2010: Nikon has released an updated version of its 200mm F2 VR professional lens. Retaining the same lens construction as its predecessor, the AF-S Nikkor 200mm F2G ED VR II features the company's latest, second generation Vibration Reduction technology (VR II) and adds adds ...
You know, I feel sort of bad for the new Nikon 500 PF lens. With all the hype and hoopla surrounding the new Z6 and Z7 mirrorless cameras, this lens sort of got lost in the shuffle. In fact, I think Nikon should have given it an announcement day all its own. The truth is, it...
S lens by Bill Ferris – a wildlife/bird photographer in northern Arizona who recently upgraded from a Nikon D500/Nikkor 200-500 combo to a Nikon Z9/Nikkor 800mm PF system: OK, full disclosure…it’s not been exactly 30 days. Federal Express delivered the camera, lens and accessories [...
27 lens Introduction For over three decades Nikon users have had the option of a uniquely versatile lens. The first 200-400mm f/4 was introduced in 1983 but as a manual focus model offered to NPS members initially it failed to capture the imagination of the wider public. It was not ...
Now pushing two premium camera systems, Nikon had an inspiring year of lens releases for its emerging mirrorless Z-system, as well as the classic, century-old SLR system.
my Nikkor 300mm f/4D AF-S was made in Japan). Although I have no problem with the lens being made in China and understand that it is cheaper for Nikon to produce lenses there, I am not particularly psyched with sample variation at this point – see notes further down in this review....